May 2025 newsletter
Webinar on Regenerative Hydrology with The Porto Protocol Foundation, Alpha Lo, Mimi Casteel and Becky Sykes: vital viewing in these times of extreme precipitation events
The latest developments for our One Block Challenge (1BC):
– the pilot continues in Paso Robles with a field day for growers to come together and share their experiences
– other US wine regions interested in their own 1BCs, following on from Caine Thompson‘s talk at Napa Green‘s Napa Rise
– our new Technical Advisor Nick Gill will be talking about the 1BC in Aotearoa New Zealand at the NZ Organic and Biodynamic Winegrowing Conference
– Caine Thompson and Anne Jones are heading over to South Africa where they’ll be launching a SA 1BC at our workshop with Vinpro (South Africa) (SOLD OUT – sorry)
– brilliant technical paper on the grapevine’s soil microbiome from OIV – International Organisation of Vine and Wine. Want to know your protozoa from your nematodes? This is the place to go.
– Recording of the Wine & Spirit Education Trust‘s excellent webinar on soil health with Michelle Bouffard, Antonio Graca and Dr. Laura Catena
So much more, you’ll just have to take a look…
